Thesaurus results for RELIGIONISTS

religionists

noun

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plural of religionist

as in believers

one who professes a religious faith makes the case that one need not be a religionist to have basic moral values

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Recent Examples of religionists Thus, OKing vaccines may inadvertently embolden individuals to make further changes and cajole co-religionists to condone those changes for the whole group. —

Cory Anderson, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026

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believers

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Jewish believers have had to come to terms with the inarguable truth that the story of the Hebrew enslavement, flight, and deliverance from Egypt is almost entirely mythical.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Festivities and rituals build in intensity over Holy Week, culminating in an eight-hour, overnight service that ends with the breaking of a 55-day fast in which believers abstain from meat and animal products.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026